Horseshoe.



E. MERGANDELLI.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1912.

1 O70,507 PatentedAug. 19, 1913.

' Egifli u m Er c andaui WlTN ESSES INVENTOR W w? BY Z ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EGIDIO MEBCANDELLI, OF AIVIEDEE, CALIFORNIA.

HORSESHOE.

Application filed August 14, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EoiDro MERoANDELLI, a subject ofthe King of Italy, residing at Amedee, in the county of Lassen and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to horse shoes and the principal object of the invention is to provide a novel form of horse shoe which will prevent the horse interfering and thereby cutting his fetlocks.

lVith the above object in view the invention consists in general of certain novel constructions as will be hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevat-ion of a horse shoe constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view thereof taken from the underside. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a view of the lower portion of a horses leg showing the shoe applied thereto.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a horse shoe having a body portion 10, one side, as at 11, is of the usual shape common to horse shoes, while the other side is so formed that the curvature is substantially uniform throughout on the inside as at 12. The side 12 is intended to be the inside of the horse shoe and from the bottom thereof extends a projection 13 which slopes gently downward from the toe and ends in an abrupt shoulder 14. Behind the shoulder 14 the usual nail groove 15 and nail holes 16 are provided, and around what may be termed the normal portion of the shoe is provided the usual nail groove 1'7 and nail holes 18. There is also provided an upstanding triangular extension 19, of the usual character.

Interfering is caused by the foot striking in the region ofthe opposite fetlock, which arises from defective structure or from injury, or a run-down condition, or from defective shoeing. A repetition of blows upon the fetlock causes the part to become swollen, hot, and painful and will eventually lame the horse. Besides this, it often cuts the fetlock and causes bad scarring.

By the use of this shoe it will be seen that one side, the inner side, is made thicker and heavier than the other and that the curve of the shoe on this heavy side is made Specification of Letters Patent.

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to come inside of the normal curve of the horses hoof. By this means not only will more clearance be given as one foot passes the fetlock of the other but, at the same time, the weight on the inside will tend to drag that side down and, in consequence, will throw the foot out farther as a whole. Furthermore, the other foot will be canted out as it rests upon the ground thus increasing the clearance between the right and left eet.

It should be noted that by the construction shown the tendency for the shoe to be worked loose by the horse stamping his feet is done away with since the thickened portion 17 which receives the hardest portion of the blow is not provided with openings 16. These openings 16 are all located in the end portion of the shoe beyond the end of the thickened portion 13. It will thus be seen that since the thickened portion 13 receives the force of the blow that the heads of the nails will not be broken nor will the nails be moved in the hoof, thereby causing the shoe to work loose. It should also be noted that the thickened portion of the shoe starts at a point adjacent the center of the shoe and extends to a point a little over one-half the length of the inner arm. It will, therefore, be seen that the thickened portion is at the point where the greatest wear is and where the horse stamps his feet and that, therefore, the shoe will last longer.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a horse. shoe of the class described, a body having one side curved to the curvature of a horses hoof and the other side flattened to lie withinthe normal curve of the horses hoof, and a projection on the underside of the last-mentioned side sloping gently downward from the toe toward the heel and terminating short of the heel in an abrupt shoulder, the thickened portion being unperforated and the end portion be ing provided with nail receiving openings.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EGIDIO MEBCANDELLI. lVitnesses:

J. H. PEFEN, GEO. M. CLAYTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G. 

